The Idea,History and Practice of the"Mean":The Doctrine of the Mean as a Masterpiece of Dao
According to the records of"Yao Yue"chapter in the Analects,"Da Yu Mo"in the Book of Documents,and"Bao Xun"in the Tsinghua bamboo slips,a political tradition based on the highest principle of"zhong"had been formed since the three dynasties of Yao,Shun,and Yu.In relevant literature,Shun initiated the idea of"zhong,"revealing the basic logic of the practice and historical generation of"zhong."Afterwards,the specificity of"zhong"gradually emerged in the historical process and developed into specific historical forms,such as"Huangji"and"Wangdao"in the chapter"Hongfan."Confucius transformed"zhong"into"the mean,"and regarded propriety as its basic content.Zisi inherited this tradition.In The Doctrine of the Mean,he elaborated in detail on the ultimate meaning of the"mean,"the essential structure of the"mean,"the specific generation and historical form of the"mean."According to Zisi,Confucius's"way of being a gentleman"is the most perfect form of the mean.In short,The Doctrine of the Mean is a philosophical work with a systematic and meticulous structure,which also has important enlightening significance for current moral and political life.
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